Jump to content

Jackson State Community College

Edit links
Coordinates: 35°38′42″N 88°46′52″W / 35.645°N 88.781°W / 35.645; -88.781
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by ULTan2 (talk | contribs) at 08:50, 9 August 2020 (Adding short description: "Community college in Tennessee" (Shortdesc helper)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

This article is about the college in Jackson, Tennessee. For the college in Jackson, Michigan, see Jackson College. For the college in Jackson, Mississippi, see Jackson State College. For other uses, see Jackson College (disambiguation).
Jackson State Community College
Established1967
PresidentDr. George J. Pimentel
Location
Jackson
,
Tennessee
,
U.S.

35°38′42″N 88°46′52″W / 35.645°N 88.781°W / 35.645; -88.781
Colors    Green & Gold
NicknameGreen Jays
Websitewww.jscc.edu

Jackson State Community College is a public community college in Jackson, Tennessee. It is governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents and offers associate degrees in arts, science, and applied science programs.[1] It has the largest enrollment of any college in Jackson.

Jackson State's first president was Dr. F.E. Wright, who served from 1967 until his death in 1976. Walter L. Nelms was president of the college for 21 years, until his retirement in 1997. He was succeeded by Charlie Delmer Roberts Jr., who served at Jackson State until 2004, when Dr. Bruce Blanding became the fourth president of the college.[2] Blanding served until 2016 and was followed by Interim President Horace Chase, who served until December 2016, when Dr. Allana R. Hamilton was appointed as the fifth president of the college. Hamilton took office on January 10, 2017. Dr. Hamilton served as President until 2019, when she was appointed as Vice President of Academic Affairs for the Tennessee Board of Regents. Dr. Jeff Sisk has been appointed as interim president until June 2, 2020. Dr. George J. Pimentel was appointed as the sixth president at the Tennessee Board of Regents meeting in June 2020. [3]

Jackson State has branch campuses in Lexington, Tennessee, Savannah, Tennessee, Humboldt, Tennessee, and Paris, Tennessee.

Jackson State is home to four sport's teams: Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Baseball, and Softball.

Notes

  1. ^ Jackson State - Academic Majors. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  2. ^ Jackson State - History. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  3. ^ "Regents appoint Allana Hamilton to lead Jackson State". Tulsa World. Associated Press. December 16, 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-04.



This article about a university or college in Tennessee is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jackson_State_Community_College&oldid=971953712"